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David Van der Gulik has been sent to the minors.

Van der Gulik was called up because the Kings didn't have enough healthy players to fill a 20-man lineup. The fact that he's being sent down now likely signifies that the Kings are confident one of their injured players will be ready to return on Friday. That means either Anze Kopitar or Trevor Lewis will probably return. Fri, Oct 31, 2014 01:33:00 PM

The Los Angeles Kings were able to summon David Van der Gulik despite their salary cap restraints.

The Kings were in an awkward position on Tuesday as Anze Kopitar was hurt, but they couldn't call up anyone to replace him because they lacked the cap space necessary to do so. That's due in large part to the fact that Slava Voynov is stuck on their roster and still counts against the cap even after the NHL decided to suspend him indefinitely. Los Angeles dressed just 19 players on Tuesday, which triggered a special clause in the CBA that allows a shorthanded team to make an emergency recall. Van der Gulik in particular was chosen in part because his cap hit meets the requirements necessary to be eligible to be recalled under that rule. Thu, Oct 30, 2014 08:41:00 AM

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Kopitar is also a finalist for the Selke Trophy. The Kings forward had a remarkable bounce-back season, as he went from 52-point season last year to a 92-point campaign in 2017-18. He probably won't win the award, but that still doesn't diminish everything he accomplished. New Jersey's Taylor Hall and Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon are the other two nominees.

Jeff Carter scored three goals in a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night.

The center last scored a hat-trick five years ago, in a Mar. 4 game against the Nashville Predators. The 33-year old still has a scoring touch as he now has seven points in four games for the Kings. Carter has 13 goals and 20 points in 23 games this season.

Anze Kopitar found Iafallo in front and the rookie forward made no mistake for his first career playoff goal. Unfortunately for the Kings, the Golden Knights responded with three straight third period goals to come away with the Game 3 win and a commanding 3-0 lead in the series. Anze Kopitar scored the other goal for the Kings in the loss.

Adrian Kempe made significant contributions in Sweden's run to a gold medal in the 2018 World Championships.

Kempe finished the tournament with two goals and eight points in 10 games despite averaging a modest 12:11 minutes per contest. He's coming off a campaign where he scored 16 goals and 37 points in 81 games with Los Angeles. The 21-year-old will be looking to build upon those numbers next season and hopefully the experience from this gold medal run will help him accomplish that.

Kyle Clifford picked up a goal with a plus-1 rating in Monday's 3-1 victory against the Avalanche.

Clifford's sixth goal of the season was an insurance marker early in the third period, helping the Kings pick up a valuable two points. He still has just six goals and nine points through 48 games, and he is better known for his physical play. Clifford tallied three hits in the game to give him 121 on the season.

Andy Andreoff will be a healthy scratch in Game 1 of Los Angeles' first-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Andreoff was also scratched in seven of the Kings' final eight regular season games. He had three goals and six assists in 45 games this season. Jonny Brodzinski, Michael Amadio and Kevin Gravel will also watch the game from the press box. Jake Muzzin and Derek Forbort will miss the game due to injury.

Tyler Toffoli has more shots in the playoffs than any other player without a goal.

Toffoli has launched 14 shots on goal over three games, but his efforts haven't been rewarded. It has to be particularly frustrating for him given that the Kings have lost each of the first three games by just a single goal. "Ty had three great chances last night," Kings coach John Stevens said in reference to Game 3. "The one, I told him 99 times out of 100 he makes that shot, so he owes me 99 more." Keep an eye on Toffoli on Tuesday, because he might finally break through.

Dustin Brown finished scoreless with two shots on goal, a blocked shot, a minor penalty and six hits in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals at Vegas on Wednesday.

Brown had a glorious chance in the third period but he lifted it over the wide-open cage as the Golden Knights held off the Kings for the 1-0 victory. The veteran is going to have nightmares about that missed opportunity, especially if L.A. goes on to eventually lose this series. He had Marc-Andre Fleury beat and just couldn't knock in the loose change. The good news from this one is that he was briefly shaken up and forced to the room after a blocked shot, but he returned and finished up.

Trevor Lewis picked up an assist with a plus-1 rating in Monday's 3-1 victory against Colorado.

Lewis is now up to a respectable 15 goals with 26 points through 66 outings, but his real value in deeper fantasy pools is his physicality. The center has rolled up 125 hits so far this season, and that's his biggest contribution.

Tobias Rieder will get into his first career playoff game on Wednesday.

Rieder is in his fourth NHL season and he started his career with Arizona. However, the Coyotes shipped him to Los Angeles on Feb. 21 as part of the Darcy Kuemper's trade. Rieder has played a supporting role with Los Angeles, scoring four goals and six points in 20 contests while averaging 12:50 minutes per game. "We had a couple playoff-type games at the end of the regular season, so I think I kind of know what to expect," Rieder said. "But, obviously, I’ve never been in a playoff game, so I don’t, really. From watching it on TV, there’s a high intensity. Like I said, I’m really excited for it."

The Kings' number one priority this off-season will be signing Drew Doughty to a contract extension.

Doughty has one more year on his current contract for $7 million per season but will be in line for a significant raise based on his performance this and past seasons. For his part, Doughty would like to remain a King. "I'm a big part of that team and I've got to try to bring us into that winning ways again," Doughty said. "I take the responsibility for that, along with some of our other leaders. It's not that they have to show me or prove to me anything for me to sign here. I've always wanted to be an L.A. King and I want to stay an L.A. King." It will be interesting to see if the Kings and Doughty can come to an arrangement come July 1st when negotiations can start.

Muzzin had a very disappointing 2016-17 season with nine goals and 28 points after a couple of 40 point seasons for the Kings. But the defenseman returned to the 40-plus point mark as he had eight goals and 42 points in 74 games. The only real bad news on Muzzin this past season was the separated shoulder he suffered near the end of the season but he should be 100 percent come training camp. He is worth taking as your third defenseman in most pools.

Alec Martinez scored both Los Angeles Kings goals in a 4-2 loss to the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.

Martinez tried to kickstart a Kings comeback against the Stars by scoring both his goals in the second period, but alas the Kings couldn't add anymore after their defensemen's efforts. Martinez ends his season with nine goals and 25 points in 77 games this season.

Phaneuf's hook on Tomas Nosek's partial break saved a goal but sent him to the box for a couple of minutes and put the Kings on the ropes. His teammates were able to kill his penalty but they looked out of gas during the final extra period and were outplayed all night from the start of the game. Phaneuf was acquired from the Senators at the trade deadline and he has collected 11 points in 28 games in a Kings jersey so far this season. The 33 year-old blueliner finished the game with an assist, four penalty minutes, five hits, six blocks and 33:44 of ice-time.

Forbort has not played since Apr. 2 because of a lower-body injury. "He's just progressing along with his rehab and therapy," coach John Stevens said. "He's nowhere near the ice yet or anything. ... He's got to get healthy before he gets back on the ice, and then once he gets back on the ice, you take it from there. But he's nowhere near that yet."

Christian Folin was scoreless in Monday's 3-1 win against the Avalanche but he was able to log six blocked shots and six hits.

It was an important, playoff-like battle against a team the Kings are trying to push past for a postseason spot. Folin stepped up his physicality, and that's his best attribute as far as fantasy is concerned. The young rearguard has just three goals and 11 points through 63 outings, but he has a respectable 166 hits and 103 blocked shots.

The NHL has suspended Drew Doughty for Game 2 and Jake Muzzin is doubtful for the contest, so the Kings need to lean on their defensive depth. Gravel had three assists in 16 regular season games. This would be his first career playoff contest.

With that, the Kings have been swept in the first round of the playoffs, though this series certainly what you would imagine when you think of a sweep. Los Angeles lost each game by just a goal and Quick was brilliant throughout the series. He posted a 1.55 GAA and .947 save percentage in the four contests. Quick certainly wasn't to blame for the Kings' fast elimination.